TMR first sat down with Scott Hagel, SVP, Marketing & Communications for the Chicago Bears and former Bear Israel Idonije, now Founder of ATHLiTACOMiCS, in August, as their new Monsters of the Midway comic-based […]

We asked Scott Hagel and Isreal Idonije to pass along to the TMR community a few valuable tips from Monsters of the Midway. Here are some of their words of wisdom:
Biggest learning

Give yourself more time […]

We’re back, baby!

Who knew creating the best website and content in sports business to go with a custom connection hub would be challenging? Oh, that’s right. We did.

And here we are, giving all we’ve […]

As we ramp up the new TMR, we are also ramping up our stable of contributors.

Are you ready to share your valuable experience?

Your mistakes inform battle-tested advice and proven problem-solving skills. […]

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Rick Alessandri named special advisor and equity investor of Women’s Professional Lacrosse League (WPLL) (link)

Alexandra Baldwin promoted to President of the Web.com To […]

You watched the Super Bowl, and you saw the ads. Some made you laugh, some made you cry, some made you scream in horror.

As always, USA Today’s “ad enthusiasts” (whatever that means) ranked the ads.

The t […]

In the last two weeks, I went to the winter fan festivals for both Chicago baseball teams. I know, I know, I have a very glamorous job.

Aside from the vague optimism that radiates at these “fests,” there wer […]

Links to recent — and interesting — sports business stories of TMR relevance around the interwebs…

Loyal Knicks Fans Deserve a Medal. But a Refund?
TMR Executive Editor Jon Greenberg spoke with Richard San […]

Peter Sorckoff’s wife had a very good question for him.

Given his marital status, why was he downloading Tinder, the dating app, on his phone?

“The thing became a fascination to me,” Sorckoff told Team Marke […]

It’s the first day, almost second night, of Hanukkah and all I want is a President Abe Lincoln Christmas tree ornament.

I know, I know, I’m a bad Jew. But after combing through Major League Baseball tea […]

The average NBA ticket is up 3.4 percent — to $54.98 — according to our Fan Cost Index, but that number doesn’t tell the whole story.

As FCI fans know, the average ticket price doesn’t include pricey prem […]

In 1985, box seats for the “I-70 Showdown” World Series at Royals Stadium cost $40. Plaza reserved seats cost $30 and standing room cost $20.

In the ALCS that year, I can tell you that a view level box seat […]